BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251030T000000Z DTEND:20251030T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America DESCRIPTION:In 1938\, a young Orson Welles presented a radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" as if it was a news bulletin reporting a Martian invasion of New Jersey\, not a fictional tale. The broadcast\, which included simulated news breaks\, dramatic sound effects\, and actors portraying reporters and officials\, sparked an immediate and widespread frenzy. Many listeners\, unaware it was a play\, believed the invasion was real\, leading to calls to police and newspaper offices\, and even some evacuating their homes. Join us as author William Hargrove shares the story behind the greatest hoax in radio history and the panic that ensued.\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In 1938\, a young Orson Welles presented a radio adaptation of H.G. Wells'\; &ldquo\;The War of the Worlds&rdquo\; as if it was a news bulletin reporting a Martian invasion of New Jersey\, not a fictional tale. The broadcast\, which included simulated news breaks\, dramatic sound effects\, and actors portraying reporters and officials\, sparked an immediate and widespread frenzy. Many listeners\, unaware it was a play\, believed the invasion was real\, leading to calls to police and newspaper offices\, and even some evacuating their homes. Join us as author William Hargrove shares the story behind the greatest hoax in radio history and the panic that ensued.
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\nREGISTER HERE LOCATION:Wauconda Area Public Library 801 N. Main St. Wauconda\, IL 60084 UID:e.2057.17995 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260513T023341Z URL:https://business.waucondachamber.org/events/details/dead-air-the-night-that-orson-welles-terrified-america-17995 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR